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Recent Examples of tetrameter
This task — writing a poem about a worm in anapestic tetrameter, a very specific and satisfyingly arcane poetic meter — is a challenging one, but ChatGPT was the clear winner, followed by a distant grouping of Bing then Bard.
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James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tetrameter
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At a rate of roughly one verse per minute, Clark’s invention could compose striking Latin hexameters.Laurent Dubreuil, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
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On the other, the Satires and Epistles, loose, talky poems written, like the Ars, in dactylic hexameter.Gregory Hays, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
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Putting Vice and the Bard in the same sentence sounds sacrilegious, but the movie paints Lynne Cheney as a Lady MacBeth type and requires Adams to recite iambic pentameter about Dick’s capacity to usurp some of George W. Bush’s authority.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Think fast Iambic pentameter this is not, but Carpenter’s schtick of cheeky, PG-13 rhymes showed off a pop star who isn’t afraid to laugh, especially at her own expense.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 May 2024
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The night was a downhill slope, a movement in woeful reverse, a tidal pull back into the tumult and dangerous madness of what must now be called the era of Trump.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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In case of emergencies or disputes, having a detailed history of movements can provide crucial information.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Tetrameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tetrameter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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